, 1887-08-04
LOCAL JOTTINGs.
The boom is empty of logs.

VIC StpNSiJs
A big lot Of California fruits jus
arrived at Ed. Davis.
The ball game will be called thi
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Travel to Medical Lake will be a,
heavy as usual to-day.
Lead quotations last night put the
market price at $4.65.
The board OF equalization com
mences its session Monday.
Go to Ed. Davis to get green corn
and cucumbers, on Post row.
Camping parties are the proper
caper Just at the present time.
Fine Bartlett pears that would
melt In your mouth at Ed. Davis.
The real estate transactions Of the
month Of July make q great show
ing.
The cornice Is being put up on
Tulys new block on Riverside av'
enue.
Tap your sack Monday, as the
man you can't stand off will be
around.
Fish! Fish! Fish! at Ed. Davis to.
morrow, on the arrival Of the east
bound train.
Eggs! Eggs! Eggs! You know
where there Is always plenty Of eggs,
at Ed. Davis.
The week just passed has been one
of the most quiet In police circles for
several months.
Fishermen persist in whipping the
river, but few people are around
hro In nf hi ff,baS
The fire boys have decided on a
tournament and will work energet-
ically to make IT success.
Yesterday was not an unusually
active day in real estate, but the to-
tai transfer, ran over 100000.
Call at Ed. Davis tomorrow after
the arrival of the train from Port
lana and get fresh salmon fish.
There is fine display of large
fruit in the market at the present
time, and embraces great variety.
All persons indebted to Mrs. NJ. Il.
Robinson will please call and settle
without further notice. 7-26.6t
While in camp here the party of
hunters were photographed by Max
we'll Bros, and several fine views
secured.
The directors of the fair associa-
tion have set the date of the first
annual fair on October 11th, to con-
tinue five days.
Work on the new building of the
First National bank is being rapidly
pressed forward, the lower timbers
are already in place.
The Pyke Opera Company and the
Spanish Troubadours both in one
week is a heavy run for first-class
attractions in this city.
Parties who have been notified
time and again to put down side
walks are not responding with any
remarkable promptness.
Money to loan on real estate
and improved farm lands at lowest
rates. Apply to the Northwestern
& Pacific mortgage company.
From the interest developing in
base ball a large crowd is anticipated
on the local ball grounds in the east
ern part of the city this afternoon.
The streets were crowded with
people last evening as usual Satur-
day night. 1t reminded one of
Kearney street, San Francisco, that
is on a small scale.
The meeting for the purpose of
further considering the organization
of business mems club will be held
i'm Foster & Turner's Office i'm the
Hyde block tomorrow evening.
BY a notice elsewhere it will be
seen that Lunch Counter Jones is
with us again and his acquaintances
trust for good. His smiling coun-
tenance will be found at the old stand
on Main street.
During the past few days there
have been an unusually large num-
ber of arrivals. Every express from
the east leaves it's quota of strangers
at the depot, and the hotels are do
ing lively business.
Prof. Reeves has about completed
his city directory. He has put Il
great deal of work on 1t and has made
very thorough job. This is a work
greatly needed In the city and
should be well patrOnized by the
public.
One indication of the rapid growth
of the city is the great demand for
post office boxes. The present num-
Der is entirely inadequate, and it is
to be hoped that the office will soon
be enlarged.
The committee that has the fire.
mems tournament scheme in hand
Is made up of rustlers, and they will
make the project win II hard work
will accomplish it. There is plenty
to do in order to perfect all necessary
arrangements.
All but two of the occu upanfs of the
sleeper on the west-bound train got
off at this place, and there was car
load OF travellers. That's the way it
| daily on all trains. More travel
for Spokane Falls than any other
pcint on the road, east or west.
Three young eagles which were
captured some time ago by hunters
from this city, are now attracting
quite u good deal of attention. They
are growing finely, but are not old
enough vet To show that fierce dis